Curtain or portiere holder



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Patented Dec. 23, 1930 unrren v STA Tins rare

Nr oFFicE DANIEL SIAFFORDQUIQENTARD, or NEWYQRK N.

CURTAIN onron'rrnnn HOLDER,

Application filedApril 17, 1930. Serial No. 445,061.

This invention relates to improvements in draperies, and more particularly to novel means for holding back the ribbons or cords employed with window curtains, p-ortieres,

Theprimary object of the "invention is to provide a rosette of composite construction,

which may be built up to accord with the pat- 7 terns, colors or fabricsof the curtains.

By way of explanation, let us assume that a dealer carries a st-ockof curtains of various colors, and valances of contrasting colors to be used with such curtains. Then, if a purchaser buys say blue curtains andpink va- 15 lances, the dealerat the same time can furnish the purchaser with rosette units of these colrs, so that the buyer will have rosettes of corresponding colors to match the purchased curtains.

- Furthermore, in accordance with my inwith other objects in viewwhich will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of one form of the Fig. ,2 is a sectional view'of the same on the line 22 0f Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a button that may be used with the rosette shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 4 isfa sectional view of the taken on line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an elevation partly broken away of another form of therosette.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View of the same on s "the line 66 of Fig. 5.

button I Figs. 7 and 8 are elevations respectively of e'lements of the rosette shown in Figs. 5

and 6. 4

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of a form of the rosetteandan elevation of the special fastener employed to secure the same to a door orwindow frame.

Inthe embodiment of-the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, 10 designates a backingp'iece of any suitable material, such as cardboard, to the central portion of which a piece of fabric ll'issecured by anysui'table means, such as adhesive 12. 7 The edge portion of the piece 11 is concealed by a plaited annulus of fabric '13, having the inner edge portion of the plaits secured to-getherby any suitable means, such as'threads 14. The inner edge portion, of

the annulus 13 may also be connected tothe 1 outer surface of the piece '11 by'adhesive 15, while the main portion o f'said annulus is free of the backing, in order that it may stand out from the background.

A second and larger annulus 16 of plaited fabric projects beyond the edge of the disk 10, and has its inner edge portion arranged beneath the annulus 13, and secured to the disk by adhesive 17 Threads 18, which hold the fabric of the outer annulus in plaited condition, are concealed by the inner annulus 13.

This is one of the simplest forms of the invention, and it may be assumed that it "is V to be used with curtains or drapesof yellow and green colors. In such a case, the fabric piece 11 and the annulus 16 may be of'green color, and the fabric of the annulus 13 will be yellow. An aperture 19 at the center of the disk will receive the special fastening device hereinafter described, which is employed to secure the rosette to the window or door frame.

F i'gs, 3 and 4 show a button which may form a part of the rosette shown'in Fig. 1, and which ma be employed to conceal the threads la'and to "give a more finished and neater appearance to the rosette. Such a button may. consistof'a core disk 2010f cardboard, having fabric'facing pieces Qland 22 pasted to "the opposite sides thereof; A-

dealer can furnish one of these disks with each rosette of the type shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the opposite facing pieces 21 and 22 will accord with the colors of the rosette. For instance, assuming that the rosette is colored green and yellow, the facings 21 and 22 of the button will be of green and yellow, and as the button is apertured as shown at 23, it may be placed against the central portion of the front of the rosette, with the desired color outermost, and then the fastening device may pass through the aperture 23 of the button, as well as the orifice 19 of the rosette.

in the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive, the outer annulus of plaited cloth, has its inner edge portion sewed by stitches 25 to a scalloped cloth ring 26, and the annulus is mounted on and secured to a backing ring 2? of cardboard or the like, the parts being so arranged that the outer edge of the annulus 24 overla )S and projects beyond the edge of the backing ring.

The scalloped cloth ring bounds the edge of an annulus 23 which is formed of pla-ited fabric, the inner edge portion of which is sewed as shown at 29, and pasted to a back- 'ing disk 30 which is of larger diameter than the inner diameter of the backing ring 2?, so that the edge of the disk overlaps the inner edge of. the packing ring.

- Superposed on the backing disk, is a second backing disk 31 to which is secured a plaitcd annulus 32, and a scalloped annulus 33, these rings being formed of suitable fabric and having their inner edges connected together by stitching.

This form of the invention is completed by a button 3& of the type shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Assuming that the drapes or curtains are colored pink and blue, the rosette of Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive may have cloth portions of the same material as used in the curtains, and of the same contrasting colors. For instance, the annulus 24 and annulus 32 may be made of blue cloth, and the parts 26, 28, 33, and the outer face of the button 34: may be made of pink cloth. This rosette also has a central aperture 35 to receive a fastening device.

From the foregoing, I desire to be understood that it is my intention to make these rosettes up of units, each unit having on its outer face, one or more rings of the same or differently colored fabrics, so that a dealer may readily assemble units of the desired colors, or patterns, to compliment the particular curtains or drapes selected by a customer.

As shown in Fig 9, rosette units of this character may be used with any suitable form of fastening device, but I prefer to employ a fastener of the kind shown in Fig. 9. Such a fastener will consist of a nail or screw 40 having a frusto-conical enlargement 41 on its shank to cause the material of the backing disk 42 or button l3, to be distorted as the fastener is threaded through the apertures of the same. This distortion will permit the disk to be mounted on the cylindrical portion 43 of the shank, which is arranged between the ornamental head 4A: and a circular shoulder 45 of the fastening device. A construction of this character will hold the rosette in spaced relation with regard to the outer surface 46 of the door or window frame 47, to allow the cord or ribbon which holds the curtain, to engage the shank between the rosette and the outer surface of said frame.

By making the backing members of annular form, the rosette may be made relatively thin, but of course, this necessitates the use of an auxiliary backing or the like to prevent the rosette elements from shift- .ing on the fastener.

'While I have disclosed what I now consider to be preferred embodiments of the invention in such manner that the invention may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, I am aware that changes may be made in the details disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the claims.

hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A composite rosette for curtain holding purposes, comprising superposed units of different sizes, each unit including a flat backing piece'of sheet material having mounted on the face thereof a textile fabric ring, and a fastening device joining said units together and forming means for connecting the same to a window or door frame.

2. A composite rosette for curtain holding purposes, comprising superposed units of different sizes, each unit including a flat backing piece of sheet material having mounted on the face thereof a textile fabric ring, and a fastening device joining said units together and forming means for connecting the same to a window or door frame, the ring on one of said units being plaited.

3. A composite rosette for curtain holding purposes, comprising superposed units of different sizes, each unit including a backing piece having mounted on the face thereof a textile fabric ring, and a fastening device joining said units together and forming means for connecting the same to a window or door frame, each of said rings having its inner edge portion secured to and its outer edge portion free from its respective backing piece.

4. A composite rosette for curtain holding purposes, comprising superposed units of different sizes, each unit including a backing piece having mounted on the face thereof a textile fabric ring, and a fastening device joining said units together and forming means for connecting the same to a Window or door frame, the rings of the different units being ofcontrasting colors or patterns.

5. In combination, a fastening device comprising a shank having a head at one end and a point at the other end, a frusto-conical enlargement on the shank spacedfrom the head to provide confining means for rosette disks, and rosette disks mounted on the shank between the head and the enlargement.

6. A composite rosette for curtain holding purposes, comprising a backing piece having mounted on the face thereof a textile fabric ring, and a button arranged onthe face of said backing piece and having a textile fabric facing, the facing of the button contrasting in color to the color of the fabric ring.

7. In combination, a fastening device comprising a shank having a head at one end and a point at the other end, a frusto-conical enlargement on the shank spaced from the head to provide confining means for rosette units, and rosette units mounted on the shank between the head and the enlargement.

8. In combination, a fastening device comprising a shank having spaced abutments atone end and a point at the other end, a frustoconical enlargement on the shank forming part of one of said abutments, and rosette elements mounted on the shank between said abutments, each rosette element having a backing of distortable sheet material through which the fastening device extends.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

DANIEL SAFFORD QUINTARD. 

